LANGUAGE CIRCLE: Journal lof Language and Literature X/1 (October 2015) p-ISSN 1858-0165 Available online at http://journal.unnes.ac.id e-ISSN 2460-853X _________________________________________________________________________________________ 37 OPTIMIZING VAKOG AS HUMAN SENSES IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS Jumbuh Prabowo English Department, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Univesity, Indonesia Received: 30 June 2015. Revised: 1 August 2015. Accepted: 25 August 2015 ABSTRACT Teaching English for young learners always gets more attention. It is because young learners are very unique. They have many characters which can change rapidly in one time. Sometimes, they display an enthusiasm for learning and a curiosity about the world around them. They also have a need for individual attention and approval from the teacher. They are keen to talk about themselves, and respond well to learning that uses themselves and their own lives as main topics in the classroom. However, they also have a limited attention span. They can easily get bored, losing interest after ten minutes if the activities are not extremely engaging.Considering those characters, there should be good ways how to treat children in delivering materials. One of ways is by exposing and utilizing children‘s senses. The senses are Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Olfactory, and Gustatory (VAKOG). It will be very useful because a teacher not only gives something to be seen but also invites them to get involved mentally and physically. In this case, the teacher will prepare a set of teaching material where this material has very tight relationship with activities done in class. For instance, when teacher will teach part of body, she or he will prepare some pictures, songs, games, and other activities related to body‘s part. These are intended to strengthen children‘s knowledge. Keywords: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Olfactory, Gustatory How to Cite: Prabowo, J. 2015. Optimizing VAKOG as Human Senses in Teaching English for Young Learners. Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature, X/1. INTRODUCTION Teaching English for children must be fun and enjoyable. It is because children have very unique characteristics. Their character- istics can change rapidly in one time. Sometimes, they display an enthusiasm for learning and a curiosity about the world around them. They also have a need for individual attention and approval from the teacher. They are keen to talk about themselves, and respond well to learning that uses themselves and their own lives as main topics in the classroom. However, they also have a limited attention span. They can easily get bored, losing interest after ten minutes if the activities are not extremely engaging. As a result, there are some teachers who get difficulties in handling them as students. Some of teachers said that it is quite difficult when they have to deliver a certain material. It leads to teacher‘s conclusion that they are ―Naughty‖. Considering the fact above, this paper will give solution how to overcome the problem by discussing the following items: